Mission – Functions – Objectives

CORAF/WECARD Vision

By 2015, CORAF/WECARD aims at contributing to a sustainable reduction of poverty and food insecurity in West and Central Africa. To do this, it is working to increase the economic growth generated by agriculture and to improve the agricultural research system in the sub-region.

CORAF/WECARD Mission

The mission of CORAF/WECARD is to satisfy social demand of the people of the sub-region. Therefore, CORAF/WECARD is concerned with sustainably improving agricultural productivity, competitiveness and markets in West and Central Africa.

CORAF/WECARD Objective

The objective of CORAF/WECARD is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of small farmers and promote the agribusiness sector. Therefore, it puts agricultural producers and users at the centre of its research.

The main functions of CORAF/WECARD include the following :

Coordination of agricultural research in the 23 countries in West and Central Africa